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Stealing the gold : a celebration of the pioneering physics of Sam Edwards / [edited by] Paul M. Goldbart and Nigel Goldenfeld, David Sherrington.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) ; 126.
- International series of monographs on physics ; 126
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Edwards, S. F. (Samuel Frederick), 1928-2015--Influence.
- Edwards, S. F.
- Soft condensed matter.
- Molecular dynamics.
- Polymers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (459 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title presents a survey of some of the most exciting topics in condensed matter physics today, from the perspective of the pioneering work of Sam Edwards. Original articles from leaders in the field highlight the historical development as well as new and emerging areas.
- Contents:
- Contents; Papers of Sir Sam Edwards reprinted, with permission, in this volume; Contributing Authors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Reprint: A new method for the evaluation of electric conductivity in metals; 2 Impurity diagrammatics and the physics of disordered metals; References; 3 Reprint: The statistical dynamics of homogeneous turbulence; 4 Sam Edwards and the turbulence theory; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Contributions of Edwards; 4.3 The white-noise passive scalar model; 4.4 Navier-Stokes turbulence; 4.5 Conclusion; References; 5 Reprint: The statistical mechanics of polymers with excluded volume
- 6 The entry of field theory into polymer science6.1 Background; 6.2 The new polymer theory, and excluded volume; 6.3 Polymer solutions; 6.4 Mathematical aspects; 6.5 Future directions; References; 7 Reprint: The theory of polymer solutions at intermediate concentration; 8 The coarse grained approach in polymer physics; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Edwards model and cutoff; 8.3 Edwards goes beyond dilute solutions; 8.4 Semidilute solutions; 8.5 Block copolymer melts; 8.6 Some reflections on models; References; 9 Reprint: Statistical mechanics with topological constraints: II
- 10 Notes on 'Statistical mechanics with topological constraints: I & II'References; 11 Reprint: Theory of spin glasses; 12 Remarks on the Edwards-Anderson paper; References; 13 Edwards-Anderson: Opening up the world of complexity; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Edwards-Anderson spin glass and beyond; 13.2.1 Edwards-Anderson; 13.2.2 Exactly soluble model; 13.2.3 Beyond spin glasses; 13.2.4 Dynamics; 13.2.5 Edwards-Anderson again; 13.2.6 Mathematics; 13.3 Concluding Remarks; References; 14 The overlap in glassy systems; 14.1 Introduction; 14.2 The original definition of the overlap
- 14.2.1 Only one state14.2.2 Many states; 14.2.3 A soluble model; 14.3 The thermodynamic definition of the overlap; 14.4 The two susceptibilities; 14.5 Virtual probabilities; 14.5.1 General considerations; 14.5.2 A first attempt; 14.5.3 Generalized susceptibilities; 14.5.4 Local overlap; 14.6 Fluctuation-dissipation relations; 14.6.1 The global fluctuation-dissipation relations; 14.6.2 The local fluctuation-dissipation relations; 14.7 Conclusions; References; 15 Theory of random solid states; 15.1 A few landmarks; 15.1.1 Structural glasses; 15.1.2 From rubber to spin glass and proteins
- 15.1.3 Networks of interacting individuals: global equilibrium15.1.4 Networks of interacting individuals: dynamics; 15.2 Tools and concepts; 15.2.1 Statistical description; 15.2.2 Physics without symmetry: equilibrium; 15.2.3 Replicas; 15.2.4 Physics without symmetry: dynamics; 15.2.5 Simulations; 15.3 Directions; 15.3.1 Physical glasses; 15.3.2 Random systems; 15.3.3 The unreasonable inefficiency of mathematics; 15.3.4 Consilience; References; 16 Reprint: The theory of rubber elasticity; 17 Sam Edwards and the statistical mechanics of rubber; 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Edwards' formulation of the statistical mechanics of vulcanized macromolecular systems
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Contains:
- Edwards, S. F. (Samuel Frederick), 1928- Papers. Selections.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-152375-5
- 9786610753789
- 1-280-75378-1
- 1-4294-2075-8
- OCLC:
- 76962448
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